[Nyabs] Minutes for September 9th Conference Call

[Walei Sabry]

Hey everyone,
As usual, I've pasted the minutes from last night's conference call below. I've added some things such as the address of Baker Street as well as a link to it on  menu pages.
Enjoy,
Walei 

Minutes for September 9th, 2012:
Board members present: Chancey, Amanda, Nihal, Kate and Walei
General members present: Alex and Valeria

Adoption of May minutes:
Motion to approve May minutes was made by Chancey and seconded by Nihal
Motion passes.
Board member reports:
Secretary/treasurer Walei: Updated budget to reflect latest contribution to Membership dues. Our new budget is $574.72.
Executive member Chancey:
BMCC: Blind gentleman has a human note taker for English class. He has a laptop for taking his own notes but there are things that are written on the board. His note taker gives him the notes in long hand, and when he asked for short hand notes, the office for students with disabilities denied it. He has advocated for himself and took this issue to the dean of students. Chancey suggests to share with us if anyone hears about this happening anywhere else. 
Old business:
Student Seminar: October 6th at the Andrew Heiskell Library from 10 to 5
Submit outlines by September 15th.
RSVP date is October 1st:
Food: Nihal got some estimates. 15 large pizzas with tomatoes are $180. She’s following sales in different stores to get the best deal for drinks. She estimates it will be $25. Total estimate is $220.
Alex suggested that we have someone to talk about the NFB training centers that are available. He knows a couple of people from New Jersey. If not, Chancey and Valeria can share their experiences.
Have face to face meeting on Sunday the 30th at 1 PM. The Venue is Baker Street on 63rd and 1st.
The address is 1152 1st Avenue.
Here’s a link for it on Menu Pages: http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/baker-street/
Hunter text books:
After a long discussion, Alex suggested that there isn’t much we can do about this issue because it’s the publisher’s policies that are getting in the way. As a student all one can do is scan their book and share it on Book Share. Since this is a much bigger issue, he suggested that we bring it up as a resolution in the next National NFB convention.
New business:
Nihal: CUNY has a new website called CUNY First. She is having a lot of problems accessing such features as registering for classes and paying her tuition.
Motion to adjourn:
Motion was made by Kate and Amanda
Motion passes.
Next meeting is Sunday October 14th at 6 PM
 
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